2016 Regional Specialties

Ft. Worth Texas

March 25th

Heart of Texas Akita Club will be hosting back to back regional specialty shows in conjunction with the Ft Worth Kennel Club all breed shows.

On this page, you will learn about our judges, get a glimpse of what trophies we have to be sponsored as well as seeing results posted at the conclusion of the show

If you have any questions, please contact Donna Bennett

Mr Jim Fehring

James A. (JIM) Fehring [AKC #90519] of Shaman Cockers and BJ's Papillons has owned, bred and shown and trained Cocker Spaniels and Papillons. Several Shaman Cocker's AKC champions are listed as American Spaniel Club‘s ROM and LOM award recipients. Included are Multiple BIS dogs, multiple BISS dogs, National Specialty and Flushing Spaniel winners, Group winners and placers and AOM awards. These dogs included one of only 4 BROWN Cocker Spaniels to be awarded an all-breed Best In Show and the only BROWN Cocker Spaniel to win the Variety at Westminster and the only BROWN Cocker Spaniel to win the Variety at Eukanuba. He is also active in AKC Agility, achieving over a dozen AKC Agility titles and continues to train and compete as well as serving as Treasurer, Agility Trial Chair and Show Chair for Mid-Continent KC of Tulsa. Mr. Fehring was also the Show Chair for the Papillon Club of American National Specialty in 2015.
Mr. Fehring was a resident of Dallas/Fort Worth TX for over 20 years and currently resides in Bixby, OK outside Tulsa. Born and raised in Kansas, he attended both Pharmacy School and Graduate School at the University of Kansas. He holds a BS in Pharmacy degree and a Master of Business Administration degree in Operations Research. He continues to work as a technology manager for Emdeon, Inc. of Nashville, TN - Fort Worth, TX and Asheville, NC.
He is a Member of the American Spaniel Club (ASC Webmaster), Papillon Club of America (2015 National Specialty Show Chair), Mid-Continent KC of Tulsa (Treasurer), Nolan River KC, Cocker Spaniel Specialty Club of Dallas (BOD), Cocker Spaniel Club of Tulsa (Secretary) and Papillon Club of Tulsa. For a number of years Mr. Fehring served as the Futurity Chair for the ASC Cocker Spaniel National Specialty and is currently an ASC Board Member and Zone Director and Parent Cub approved mentor. He is also a member of the Dog Judges Association of America & the American Dog Show Judges organizations.
He was honored to be selected to judge at the 2013 ASC Cocker Spaniel National Specialty held in Reno, NV. In January 2013 Mr. Fehring was honored to judge both the Clumber Spaniel Club of America and the Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America Sweepstakes events at the American Spaniel Club Flushing Spaniel Show in Knoxville, TN. He has also been honored to judge Sweepstakes, Futurity and Maturity events at the Spinoni Club of America and German Wirehaired Pointer Club National Specialties.
In 2014 he was granted permit status for the Sporting Group and Regular status for Dalmatians, Flat-Coated Retrievers, Pointers, Labrador Retrievers, English Cocker Spaniels, Weimaraners, Vizslas, English Setters, Welsh Springer Spaniels. In September 2015 he was granted regular status for Chihuahuas, German Wirehaired Pointers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Gordon Setters, Irish Red and White Setters, Boykin Spaniels, Field Spaniels and Spinoni Italiani. He has recently applied for the balance of the Sporting Group as well as additional Toy and Working breeds.
He attended the American Kennel Club Sporting Group Advanced Institute, Non-Sporting Advanced Institute and the Toy Group Advanced Institute.

Mr. Joseph Smith

My wife and I founded Ruby Dee Dobermans in 1996 in Oakland, CA when our first Champion Doberman Pinscher, our beloved "Ruby Dee," CH Del Mar's Heat of The Night WAC had her first litter. We went on to produce three generations of Top 20 Conformation Dobermans.
One of Ruby Dee's puppies, "Jewel," BISS CH Ruby Dee's Love At Large grew up to become our first Top 20 Doberman and an AOM twice at DPCA Nationals. Jewel's daughter, "The Red Raven," BISS AM/CAN CH Ruby Dee's Vosne-Romanee RA, ROM, CGC was our second Top 20 Doberman, a BOS at Westminster and the DPCA National.
Ruby Dee's great granddaughter "Simone," BISS CH Ruby Dee's Bolivar ROM, SchH I finished her championship at 12 months of age and the next month went on to win the Grand Prize Futurity award at the 2007 Doberman Pinscher National Show. With limited showing, Simone finished at #14 in the DPCA Top 20 standings for 2008/09, made the AKC Top 20 for 2008, and was a multi-Specialty and Group winner. Subsequently, she earned her WAC, BH, ROM, and Schutzhund I titles. Simone's litter mate Ruby Dee's Cohiba lived in our home and I trained him in obedience, conformation and Schutzhund. I lost him to cancer this past Easter Sunday.
I am currently a member of the Doberman Pinscher Club of America, the Doberman Pinscher Club of Reno, and the American Dog Show Judges.
I have loved dogs all of my life. My first AKC pedigree dog was a German Shepherd named "Nemo." A great companion and loyal protector. I trained him in obedience with ease. My next dog was "Bishop," my first introduction to Doberman Pinschers and the dog show world. The smartest dog I have ever owned. He was a pet. I bought him as a pet, but was later told he was a show dog. I showed him myself and got beat every time and didn't know why. That inspired me to study the breed standard. At that time, my good friend would talk to me every day about the breed and the standard of the breed. I have studied all of the working breeds and now judge five of them. I love and enjoy judging dogs, it is my passion and I always do it to the best of my ability. It's not personal--I don't care who you are, how much money you've got, where you are from, who your mother or father is, do you hate me or love me--only the dog closest to the standard wins in my ring.

Ms Sandy Wheat

With 29 years of experience, Sandy Wheat started her judging career with one of the harder-to-judge breeds, the Pekingese. She attributed being able to take on the breed as a judge to her deep understanding of AKC. Currently she judges three groups, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding; eight Working breeds and two Terrier breeds. She has also served as an international judge. Even though she has been judging for almost three decades, she still enjoys meeting new and experienced fanciers as well as the touch and feel of beautiful show dogs.